TO GIVE MORE THAN YOU GET
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Raleigh, NC - GO MOM !NC offers three ways for Moms to take control of their time and make a difference outside of their own families. "Fall traditionally finds families submerged in their own schedules, trying to settle into new routines as the school year begins to unfold," states Molly Gold, Founder of GO MOM !NC and Scheduling Expert at www.BlueSuitMom.com. "Due to the recent hurricanes in the Southern United States and earthquake in South Asia, we are dramatically reminded that our daily lives can be devastated overnight, leaving us to pick up the pieces and literally start from scratch. Today, we share our strategies to enable Moms go beyond their family schedules and make an impact in their communities." Consider these:
Include Your Children
Across the nation, you will find tremendous examples of kids taking matters into their own hands and raising money for children who are now suffering. Make this effort stick at home by choosing an ongoing opportunity for your family to serve as a group. From shopping for seniors to making care packages for a local children's hospital, there are hands on ways for your children to experience volunteerism first hand with your support and respect. Your local school is a great place to start, asking for ways to support any budget shortfalls for supplies, support for the arts, or literacy programs. Have a family meeting to discuss possible activities, decide as a group where to put your energy, and then protect that commitment on every calendar you own. It will make a difference for generations to come…you can bank on it!
Trim the Fat
Pull out your planner and review your family schedules for the next few months. If you are like most Moms, you are on a roll and already thinking about Halloween, Thanksgiving, and dare I mention Christmas? All the while, feeling a bit weary from the after school carpool rotation, new homework standards, and perhaps adjusting to an increased workload thanks to a new promotion at work. Clarify your priorities and with your partner's support, remove anything that is not essential to the well-being of either yourself or your family members. Time is precious and must be protected so we may use it wisely. By keeping your schedule clean and intentional, you make room to do more within your community and make it count.
Lead By Example
It goes without saying that charitable opportunities abound and you can almost effortlessly provide an example of community activism by choosing a cause and incorporating it into your schedule. We challenge you to put your organizational skills to good use and get out in your community now. Perhaps there is a local Humane Society that needs help scheduling volunteers to work with relocated refugee pets. Maybe your religious community offers an ongoing drive for donated supplies to send to other communities and needs well-organized volunteers to process paperwork. Put your take charge attitude to work and give of yourself. This will shape your family's perspective by modeling optimism, patriotism, and compassion as you show them how these daily family management skills have a very necessary place in the world around us.
GO MOM !NC promotes the use of The GO MOM! Organizer and GO MOM!® Planner, unique day planner systems for everything that is family. The company is based in Raleigh, North Carolina and Molly Gold is the creator of The GO MOM!® product line, licensed with MeadWestvaco Consumer and Office Products and sold at major retailers nationwide. Gold's insights into family scheduling are sought by print and on air media alike. She currently serves on Cartoon Network's TickleU Advisory Board and has been featured with on ABC's Good Morning America and Fine Living Network's Simplify Your Life.
To learn more about how GO MOM !NC is working to make positive mothering a daily reality, visit www.GOMOMINC.com. For interviews with Molly Gold, email via email.
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